Spotlight – Bounce On App
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Welcome to another edition of a MacGeek iPhone game review. This week we review a fun new platformer from Team Phobic. Video after the jump.
Bounce On is the story of a lonely little red ball looking for the pocket from which he fell out at the begining of the game.
The gameplay is simple and responsive.
The game uses 2 mechanics. Tapping anywhere on the screen makes the ball jump, and the longer you hold, the higher he jumps. The game also uses the accelerometer to move left and right.
The goal is that of any other platformer: Stay alive and don’t get killed! To kill enemies, just jump on top. Sometimes enemies need multiple hops to be killed.
The graphics are clean and crisp, yet simple.
The player gets checkpoints in the form of gold stars and is able to continue from that point if he dies. After each level statistics are given including a “beat by” time that offers the player an “acheivement-like” gold medal.
The game is broken up into worlds and levels. The free “lite” version has 3 levels in a single world. The full version is on sale untill March 3rd when they plan to release the complete 3rd world.
The game doesn’t have a manual, other than in-game explanations.
The main advantage of killing enemies is so if you come back to a previous place (ie you’re working your way up a level and you miss and fall back to a previous play), there wont be enemies there to kill you.
There’s a number of power ups:
High jump ball – Allows you to jump high because you fall slower.
Metal ball – Makes you invincible from enemies, but you can’t jump as high.
Magnet ball – Allows you to roll along magnet walls and ceilings.
Future updates will bring more levels and power-ups.
Free Lite version available here [iTunes link] and full version available here [iTunes link] for $1.99 until March 7th.
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this game is totally gunna kick my arse…
I know. Me too. I have been *waiting* for an iPhone platformer. I love Mario & Sonic and this game proves that it’s totally possible to do on an iPhone.
ok i mya be slightly drunk, but this gamer is totally kciking my arse!
Greatest. Game. Ever. My son and I spent months playing this game, a few levels at a time, and only just now beat the whole thing. It’s challenging enough for adults, but simple enough to play that my four year old got really good at it.